Mohave people
Indigenous people to the Colorado River in the Mojave Desert
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Interest in “Mohave people” spiked on Wikipedia on 2026-07-21.
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Key Takeaways
- The Mohave or Mojave (Mojave: Aha Makhav ) are a Native American people from the Colorado River region of the Mojave Desert in Arizona, California, and Nevada.
- Their Mojave language belongs to the Yuman language family.
- Both reservations include substantial senior water rights for the Colorado River.
- He published extensively about their culture and incorporated psychoanalytic thinking in his interpretation of their culture.
- It is closely related to the Quechan and Maricopa languages.
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WikipediaThe Mohave or Mojave (Mojave: Aha Makhav) are a Native American people from the Colorado River region of the Mojave Desert in Arizona, California, and Nevada. They are enrolled in the federally recognized tribes, the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California & Nevada and the Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation.
Their Mojave language belongs to the Yuman language family.
The original Colorado River and Fort Mojave reservations were established in 1865 and 1870. Both reservations include substantial senior water rights for the Colorado River.
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